Fastest-growing (2019–2023) in New Mexico
New Mexico counties and cities ranked by population growth.
This page ranks the counties and cities of New Mexico by population growth — which have the fastest population growth since 2019, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Among counties, Harding County leads at +69.6%.
Among cities & places, Cuartelez leads at +2728.6%.
Counties
| # | Name | Population change 2019–2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harding County | +69.6% | |
| 2 | Sandoval County | +6.2% | |
| 3 | Eddy County | +5.9% | |
| 4 | Luna County | +5.6% | |
| 5 | Taos County | +5.3% | |
| 6 | Catron County | +4.5% | |
| 7 | Sierra County | +4.4% | |
| 8 | Lea County | +4.1% | |
| 9 | Los Alamos County | +4.0% | |
| 10 | Santa Fe County | +3.9% | |
| 11 | Lincoln County | +3.9% | |
| 12 | Quay County | +3.5% | |
| 13 | Otero County | +3.2% | |
| 14 | Doña Ana County | +2.6% | |
| 15 | Rio Arriba County | +2.6% | |
| 16 | Valencia County | +1.8% | |
| 17 | Colfax County | +1.4% | |
| 18 | Grant County | +0.7% | |
| 19 | Cibola County | +0.6% | |
| 20 | Roosevelt County | +0.6% | |
| 21 | Guadalupe County | +0.6% | |
| 22 | Bernalillo County | -0.5% | |
| 23 | Chaves County | -1.1% | |
| 24 | Torrance County | -1.5% | |
| 25 | McKinley County | -1.7% | |
| 26 | Union County | -2.3% | |
| 27 | San Miguel County | -2.5% | |
| 28 | Socorro County | -3.3% | |
| 29 | Curry County | -3.6% | |
| 30 | San Juan County | -4.2% | |
| 31 | Hidalgo County | -4.7% | |
| 32 | Mora County | -7.9% | |
| 33 | De Baca County | -22.5% |
Cities & places
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